cross-examiner
Witness stand challenger
A cross-examiner is someone who questions a witness who has already been examined by the opposing side, typically in a legal proceeding.
The goal is to challenge testimony, expose inconsistencies, or undermine credibility: The cross-examiner pressed the witness on contradictions in her account.
Outside courtrooms, cross-examiner describes anyone who subjects another to intense, probing questions.
Licensed legal representative
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- litigatorAttorney who argues disputes
- witnessOne who attests
testimony · courtroom · trial · objection · impeachment · deposition · evidence · redirect
One who poses inquiries
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
- grillerOne who cooks outdoors
- proberOne who examines deeply
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
skeptic · interlocutor · detective · investigator · inspector · interviewer · quizmaster · prosecutor
Thoroughly investigating something
- impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- discreditingDamaging another's reputation
challenging · exposing · unraveling · pressing · cornering · trapping · gotcha · relentless
attorney
Licensed legal representative
- barristerUK courtroom advocate
- prosecutorGovernment's trial lawyer
- litigatorAttorney who argues disputes
witness · testimony · courtroom · trial · objection · impeachment · deposition · evidence · redirect · sworn
questioner
One who poses inquiries
- inquisitorHarsh, probing questioner
- grillerOne who cooks outdoors
- proberOne who examines deeply
challenger · skeptic · interlocutor · detective · investigator · inspector · interviewer · quizmaster · prosecutor · auditor
probing
Thoroughly investigating something
- impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
discrediting · challenging · exposing · unraveling · pressing · cornering · trapping · gotcha · relentless · methodical
- court rolesjudge, juror, plaintiff, defendant, prosecutor
- interrogatorsinterrogator, questioner, inquisitor, debriefer, interviewer
- investigatorsdetective, investigator, inspector, sleuth, gumshoe
- lawyerslawyer, attorney, defense attorney, defense counsel, counselor
cross-examinerwitness
One who attests
examinee · deponent · respondent · testifier
examine, examination, examined, examiner, examining, examines, reexamine, unexamined, reexamined